"My toddler sits right there," Oatis said, pointing to the broken window. "My child got hit in the face and the children were hollering and screaming and I couldn't do anything but stay there.

At Paul Moak Honda, 250 Hondas, Volvos and Subarus were damaged by the hail. Many had broken windows and dents.

"We'll get them fixed -- have the dents removed -- and we'll sell them at a discounted price," said David Rinehart.

The Mississippi Highway Patrol said 54 police cars were totaled because of hail damage near Troop C and the maintenance shop.

"Not only the cars here, but the trailers, the motor homes, the damage to the training academy -- this is unreal," said Public Safety Commissioner Alberta Santa Cruz. "It will scare us to death when they do put a price tag on it."

"I don't know if we've ever had anything of this magnitude to hit one precinct in particular," said Cmdr. Jesse Robinson Jr. "Our support services is working right now to get the provisions to get those cars repaired."

It's not clear how much it will cost to repair or replace the vehicles. Some of the cruisers were just a few months old.